Wales COVID-19 Evidence Centre symposium: unequal impact, fairer recovery

At this event, the Wales COVID-19 Evidence Centre team will the share findings of their evidence reviews on the effect of the pandemic on women and girls, LGBTQ+ communities, disabled people, prisoners, and the homeless population. The team will also present on research evidence around racism in the NHS.

The event will also feature discussions into future evidence review topics under-served communities in Wales have identified as important to them.

Programme

09:30 - Welcome, Professor Adrian Edwards, Director of the Wales COVID-19 Evidence Centre

09:40 - Opening address, Sir Frank Atherton, Chief Medical Officer for Wales, Welsh Government

09:50 - Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and access to health care of disabled people, Specialist Unit for Research Evidence.

10:00 - What innovations can address inequalities experienced by women and girls due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Bangor Institute for Health and Medical Research, and Dr Llinos Spencer, Health and Care Economics Cymru

10:10 - Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on LGBTQ+ communities in the UK and what actions could help address these? Specialist Unit for Research Evidence.

10:20 - Questions and discussion

10:45 - Break

11:00 - The effect of the COVID pandemic on homeless people.

11:10 - The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on prison populations.

11:20 - The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on racism in the NHS and anti-racist interventions.

11:30 - Questions and discussion

11:50 - Engaging communities in Wales: identifying research priorities for the Wales COVID-19 Evidence Centre, Dr Natalie Joseph-Williams and members of the Wales COVID-19 Evidence Centre Public Partnership Group

12:00 - Closing remarks, Ed Wilson Deputy Director Public Health Improvement, Prevention & Promotion, Welsh Government.

12:15 -Thank you and close, Professor Adrian Edwards, Director of the Wales COVID-19 Evidence Centre